Memorial Day weekend was an opportunity for the residents of Blythewood to come together and honor our fallen service members. Blythewood was blessed to be able to host the traveling Vietnam memorial wall. We had over 100 residents of Blythewood volunteer to assist our visitors at the Wall that Heals. These volunteers braved the heat […]
Vote to Win
June 9, 2016 By
Republicans have an interesting opportunity in the June 14 primary for the District 17 State Senate Seat. Of course, they can cast fairly meaningless votes for the State Senate seat or any of the Republican contests. On the other hand, they can vote in the Democratic primary and make their vote count since it is […]
Attempt to Max Out Lots Fails
June 9, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (June 9, 2016) – When members of Richland County Council prepared, at their May 24 meeting, to delete verbiage from the County’s zoning law designed to ensure that developers do not stuff new projects with more houses than the community can sustain, LongCreek Plantation resident Sam Brick, a retired attorney and government watchdog, took note and […]
Daniel Augustus Keels
June 7, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A funeral service for Daniel Augustus Keels, 61, will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at Dunbar Funeral Home Northeast Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral. Daniel passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, June 6, 2016. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, […]
Feeding the Needy –
June 5, 2016 By
For years, the Macedonia Baptist Church on Highway 21, between Blythewood and Ridgeway, has served as a distribution center for Harvest Hope Food Pantry. The program, directed by Deacon Larry Griffin and manned by church members, provides boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as a variety of non-perishable foods to as many as […]
Winnsboro Man Dies from Motorcycle Crash Injuries
June 2, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 2, 2016) – A Winnsboro man succumbed Sunday afternoon at Richland Memorial Hospital to injuries sustained in a May 26 motorcycle accident. Fairfield County Coroner Barkley Ramsey said Robert Crim, 37, of 22 Paper St., was pronounced dead at 2:46 p.m. Sunday, just three days after he was discovered in a ditch on Kelly […]
Farm to Table Event Launches Ag + Art Weekend
June 2, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 2, 2016) – You’ve heard of ‘dinner on the ground’ after church services, well, get ready for ‘dinner in the street’ to kick off Fairfield County’s Ag + Art Tour, which is part of the nation’s largest free, self-guided farm tour to be held June 18-19. The farm-to-table dinner will be held Thursday, June […]
Firefighter Killed in 3-Car Crash
June 2, 2016 By
CHESTER (June 2, 2016) – A Blackstock man was killed last week near the 1700 block of Highway 97 in Chester in a three-vehicle pile-up that blocked the road for hours. Chester County Coroner Terry Tinker said Adam Ryan Swygart, 22, was pronounced dead at the scene after the 4:39 p.m. accident on May 26. Swygart […]
So Long Ms. Shirley –
June 2, 2016 By
Ms. Shirley White retired from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office on May 27. White served as a Dispatcher for several years, when that office was under the direction of the Sheriff. She then transferred from Dispatch to the receptionist position. She dedicated over 25 years of service to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. “Ms. Shirley […]
Finding Common Ground
June 2, 2016 By
New Administrator Has Record of Uniting County, Town WINNSBORO (June 2, 2016) – When County Council officially voted last week on their new County Administrator, they selected Jason C. Taylor from a list of five candidates from across the state. Taylor has been the Town Administrator for Ridgeland since 2002, where he has overseen a staff […]
